Devonta Freeman |
Julio Jones |
Matt Ryan
and the offense were historically good. He
deserved the MVP trophy he brought home, the first in Falcons team
history. Devonta Freeman had another
1,000 yard season on the ground while catching 54 balls. Tevin Coleman is a great compliment and the
running game as a whole averaged an outstanding 4.6 yards per carry. Julio Jones who has always been a stud was
able to show off his stuff on the big stage in the playoffs and Super
Bowl. He is right there with A.J. Green
as the premier wide receiver in the league.
I know little guy Taylor Gabriel gets more press but free agent Mohamed
Sanu probably made the biggest difference in the receiving corps. Atlanta needed a number two receiver badly
and he gave the Falcons exactly what they were looking for. Speaking of free agents the biggest pick up
was center Alex Mack who solidified the offensive line (which had the same
starting five for every game including the playoffs) ensuring plays could
develop and provide solid blocking for the running game.
Matt Ryan |
There is
definitely hope for next year. While
getting back to the Super Bowl is against the odds you have to think this team
has what it takes to do it. The defense
will get back their top cornerback in Desmond Trufant who was out after week 9
with injuries. That side of the ball
will have to restock some due to some players expected to leave but nothing
that can’t be overcome. The loss of offensive
coordinator Kyle Shanahan may be the biggest blow to this team. Steve Sarkisian will replace him but it is
hard to tell how that will affect the
offense. He is definitely an unknown in
the NFL.
For now I’ll
sit back and appreciate the season that was.
They don’t come around too often
unless your teams is named the Patriots.
Tons of great stuff to like and much to look forward to next
season. Now I just need to order that
NFC Championship hoodie…
Your Falcons had a great season! They manhandled both of my teams this postseason. I'm super close to starting a Julio PC, because that guy is straight up AMAZING.
ReplyDeleteHe truly is amazing. Agreed.
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